My arrival

I have arrived in Paris and I have already witnessed the beauty of the Eiffel Tower. I only seen it in passing and it brought me to tears so I can only imagine how it will be to actually visit it. Once I got in I was a little tired so I couldn't tour around, instead I took a nap and walked around the surrounding streets of my hotel. I wanted to familiarize myself with the area before I take off tomorrow. Adjusting to the 6 hour time difference is a little difficult. I found that shopping with the euro is a lot more expensive than shopping with the US dollar. I gave the currency exchange people $100 and they gave me back 57 euros. Thus far I have already spent 10 euros and all I've had is a hotdog and juice. The most dangerous part of the trip thus far are the drivers. My hostess told me that Paris had some of the best drivers in the world, but that definitely isn't true! Driving from the airport I nearly died 10 times!!! Small cars cut off larger cars to merge on the interstates and freeways, people were changing lanes underneath a dark tunnel bridge, and my driver talked on the phone the entire time. A lot of the cars around here have dents and damage on the front and back ends of their cars and I can definitely see why.  We had one guy on a motorcycle cut us off and then he stuck up his middle finger, sign language really is worldwide. The traffic was horrible, I could never drive in Paris. My hotel was only 25 miles away from the airport, but it took a total of two hours with the heavy traffic, needless to say I was regretting not using the restroom before leaving the airport. Tomorrow is the world Music festival or fete de la musique. Most of the concerts aren't until the evening so maybe i will tour around all morning. Until tomorrow, au revior!!!!